News from April 2022
By DOL Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: MEXICO CITY- During an official visit to Mexico, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su today announced new investments by the department to support strengthening workers’ rights, promoting freedom of association, the right to bargain collectively, and the elimination of child and forced labor.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: Defendant Possessed More Than 100,000 depictions of Child Pornography and Admitted that He Previously Exposed Himself to a Nine-Year-Old Girl.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: WEST COLUMBIA, SC - When federal investigators inspected a West Columbia used auto dealer, they found the employer’s pay practices violated wage laws, leading to the recovery of more than $64,566 in back wages and liquidated damages for 24 workers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: Russian Resident Indicted on Conspiracy Charges Related to Operating Hydra Market.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - A Cincinnati man, Fred Carroll Randolph, 47, was sentenced to 130 months in federal prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By Timothy Stuckey | Apr 5, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added 12 sites to the Superfund National Priorities List and plans to add five more, according to a March 17 news release.
By David Hutton | Apr 5, 2022
The Bureau of Reclamation recently filled a leadership position when Michael Brain was selected to work as deputy commissioner, following a career spent in various staff positions in the House of Representatives.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY - A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky returned a superseding indictment charging three people with carjacking and other firearms related charges.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Elected officials and EM leaders last week commended the team that completed the exhumation of targeted waste from 5.69 acres of a Cold War weapons landfill at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Vermont man was arrested last night in connection with illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition and possessing methamphetamine intended for distribution.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - A Kamiah man was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for second degree murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: Every April, the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin join survivors, advocates, and communities nationwide in observing Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Sexual violence is far too prevalent, and it is important to not only to raise awareness...
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Secretary of State accompanied by the 61st Secretary of State, James Baker, and Ms. Susan Cleary. (Applause.) MS CLEARY: Mr. Secretary, former Secretary of State Baker, Special Envoy Kerry, ambassadors, distinguished guests, colleagues, and friends, we’re so delighted to have you here today and we thank you for your support for the National Museum of American Diplomacy. I’m Susan Cleary, the acting director.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Compton man is expected to appear in federal court today after being arrested Monday on federal criminal charges alleging he targeted and robbed more than 20 gay men he met on the Grindr dating application.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Relentless Holdings, LLC, doing business as Farm Field Table (Relentless) of Ferndale, Mich., on Feb. 17, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Relentless waived its rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $2,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: Note: Footage of the seizure is available here. View the statement from the Attorney General on today's seizure here.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: An 18-year-old Tulsa man who allegedly initiated a shooting that caused the death of one man and the serious injury of another was indicted this week in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A California man was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for defrauding elderly victims through a bogus investment scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. As this Russian tide is receding from parts of Ukraine, the world is seeing the death and destruction left in its wake, and we’re seeing in particular the horror that’s been left behind in Bucha, something that is touching people literally around the world.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Every April, the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the U.S. Virgin Islands join survivors, advocates, and communities nationwide in observing Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Sexual violence is far too prevalent, and it is important to not only raise...
